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HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

An acute episode due to a sudden marked rise in arterial blood pressure and characterized by severe generalized headache, nausea, and vomiting, often with confusion, convulsion, and stupor or coma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Épisode aigu dû à une forte élévation soudaine de la pression artérielle et caractérisé par une violente céphalée généralisée, des nausées et des vomissements, souvent accompagnés de confusion, de convulsions, de stupeur ou de coma.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Complejo de fenómenos cerebrales (cefalea, convulsiones, coma, etc.) que se presenta en el curso de la glomerulonefritis.

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